Chapter 1135: The task of suppressing bandits is completed
This mistake in tactical choice is mainly due to lack of experience. Although the Wanjia Army is the most powerful bandit armed force in Dengzhou, its opponents are often civilian armed forces of the same level or even more amateurs. They have fought against real professional armies many times. not much. Especially the Haihan Army, an armed organization with relatively "alternative" tactics. Gan Qiang had never been in contact with it before. He was extremely uncomfortable with the Haihan Army's combat method of using firecrackers and artillery as its main weapons. He had suffered a lot in previous battles. After a big loss, I subconsciously believe that only by increasing the fighting distance can we reduce our own losses.
Another reason is that Gan Qiang believes that in the current combat environment, Haihan's cavalry has been defeated, and there is no need to rush to launch a general attack. The people in the temple can be trapped alive by surrounding them outside. Under such circumstances, Gan Qiang naturally did not want to let his few men risk their lives in a charge. However, this gave Haihan enough reaction time, and he even lost the chance to recover his capital.
The special operations battalion lurking in the mountains and forests had already seen the battlefield situation clearly before launching the attack, and also knew the strength of the opponent, and had a battle plan arranged in advance. However, Gan Qiang did not expect that there was already a team of hundreds of people. The armed forces are lurking in the mountains and forests not far from the battlefield. What's even more terrible is that this time the opponent is the special operations battalion of the Haihan Army, which is famous for its expertise in mountain and jungle combat. Even if it is well prepared, it may not be able to defeat it, let alone the enemy. No more defense.
When someone spotted the enemy attacking from behind, the soldiers of the special operations battalion were already less than 20 meters away from the bandits. Before they could realize what had happened, they were greeted by a round of musket fire. Shoot, more than ten people fell down immediately.
Sun Zhen, who was in the temple, also heard the gunshots coming from outside, and felt relieved. When he turned around, he saw Gan Sheng still kneeling on the ground, muttering to the remains of the statue in the main hall. He immediately picked him up and said, "Don't leave." I’m scared, reinforcements are here!”
When Gan Sheng arrived at this place, he knew that there would be a fight between the two sides. Although neither side should attack him, among the rebel army, swords and guns had no eyesight. After the fight, no one could care about the other. He had no way to restrain the chicken. He was unable to defend himself, so he could only kneel on the ground and pray for God's blessing.
Sun Zhen's responsibility must also ensure Gan Sheng's personal safety. This is not only to fulfill his promise to Gan Sheng, but also because he needs to identify the prisoners of war after the war. Moreover, people like Gan Sheng who abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side can also be used as examples of Haihan's local propaganda policies in the future - if they die, they will be of no use at all.
Now that the reinforcements have arrived, the safety of these people in the temple is basically no longer a problem. Just now, the bandits only had time to launch a sporadic attack from the outside. Before they could get close, they were repulsed by the Haihan soldiers hidden in the main hall. There were not many people inside the temple. There were no casualties. Only one horse was hit by random arrows shot from the forest outside the main hall. Fortunately, the cavalry tied the horse in advance, which prevented the frightened horse from running away and causing greater chaos.
This is much better than Sun Zhen expected before entering the mountain. Considering that the opponent has set up an ambush, their team must take on the task of attracting firepower, and there is no fixed number of how long it will take for reinforcements to arrive on the battlefield after the war begins. It is very likely that we will have to face a siege from ten times more enemies. Sun Zhen and others were already prepared for a hard fight, but they did not expect the reinforcements to arrive much faster than expected. They had just finished testing each other, and the reinforcements were already attacking behind the enemy's back.
Most of the bandits who participated in the war outside Fushan County are now doing hard labor on Zhifu Island. Most of the bandits currently ambushing in the mountains have never fought against the Haihan Army. They have no idea about the Haihan Army's fighting methods and They also lacked understanding of their strength. At the beginning of the battle, they didn't even understand the opponent's fighting method. They were already hit by several waves of musket fire. As the gunfire sounded, the bandits fell neatly like harvested rice. Go down.
During this period, some people reacted and tried to use shields to neutralize the opponent's attack. However, the wooden shields and vine shields in their hands could not block the bullets fired at close range, and they could not even slow down the opponent's attack. Furthermore, these bandits were all temporarily recruited from various strongholds by Gan Qiang, and they had no combat discipline to speak of. As soon as they saw their fellow bandits being killed and wounded quickly by their opponents, many of them immediately turned around and ran away. Han's offensive is no exaggeration.
Of course Gan Qiang also noticed something strange, but he was still half a mile away from the battle site. He could only vaguely see the chaos in that place, mixed with neat gunshots and messy massacres. scream. Before he could figure out what was going on, he was also attacked by unknown armed men.
Takahashi Minami knew that it was very difficult to capture an opponent organically in jungle warfare, and if he was not careful, he would pay a high price for it. Therefore, from the time he formulated the combat plan, he had no intention of taking captive prisoners alive as one of the combat goals. , the order issued before the war was to kill anyone who resisted without mercy. Although he also knows that not all bandits may be heinous people, but when it is time to solve the problem ruthlessly, he will never talk about kindness to his opponents.
The action of annihilating the remnants of the Wanjia Army was not only to eliminate the roots, but also had an important reason to clear the mountainous areas in the western part of Fushan County in preparation for the subsequent development of copper mines. In the past, Takahashi Nan was not qualified to know this level of news in advance, but Qian Tiandun had already told him the news before setting off this time, which was undoubtedly an increase in his trust.
Gao Qiaonan did not get carried away because Qian Tiandun clearly stated the purpose of doing so, which was to let him understand the necessity of wiping out the remnants of the Wanjia Army for the development of copper mines. Simply defeating these bandits cannot completely improve the security situation in this area. Therefore, taking advantage of this opportunity to come to Cishan to arrest Gan Qiang, Gao Qiaonan is determined to uproot the remnants of the Wanjia Army and develop Fushan Copper for Haihan. Mine cleared the last hurdle.
Based on this purpose, Takahashi Minami's requirement for the troops is to annihilate rather than just defeat these bandits as much as possible. Enemies who try to resist or escape are priority targets. Tens of thousands of ready-made laborers from Pidao, Liaodong will be gradually imported to Zhifu Island in the coming time, so Haihan's need for labor is not so urgent, and Gao Qiaonan does not want to take greater risks in order to capture alive prisoners of war. , so a seemingly cold-blooded combat order was issued.
As soon as Gan Qiang heard gunshots rang out nearby, he immediately realized that the Haihan people must have been approaching. It was clear that his troops had already trapped the Haihan cavalry in the deserted temple, so why did a large group of Haihan soldiers appear? This immediately raised a lot of big questions in Gan Qiang's mind. The only possible explanation is that the Haihan people played a trick. The people who entered the mountain were far more than just the people hiding in the deserted temple, but they secretly arranged people to plot against them.
A lot of swear words popped into Gan Qiang's mind at this time. He had clearly arranged for manpower to be on duty at key points on the road into the mountain, but why didn't even the slightest warning sound go out? This matter was obviously well planned, so why was there a large group of Haihan soldiers lurking into the mountain? Apparently Gan Sheng had asked a messenger to report to him before, claiming that the plan was progressing smoothly and had gained the full trust of the Haihan people.
etc! Gan Qiang suddenly realized that after he decided on the ambush location, he only sent a letter explaining the action plan to Gan Sheng, and specially sealed it with fire paint to keep it confidential. If the Haihan people could quietly arrange for a large group of people to reach this place, then the only person who betrayed them was probably the only insider, Gan Sheng! This damn traitor!
Calculating with intention but without intention, Gan Qiang already understood where he lost. He hurriedly gathered his men to Cishan these days, hoping to set up an ambush to cause the Haihan people to suffer a little bit, but he did not expect that after many calculations, he fell into the ambush in the end. But it’s myself! However, there was no time for him to hurt Chun Beiqiu at the moment. Haihan soldiers had already gained the advantage on the scene almost the moment they appeared. Gan Qiang's mob had no idea that their opponents would appear nearby like divine soldiers and generals. Here, after putting up a token resistance, they quickly collapsed under the fire of muskets.
Seeing that the situation was over, Gan Qiang had no intention of fighting to the end with the Haihan army. He immediately put his life first and headed into the forest to the west. He was quite familiar with the terrain of Cishan and knew that his only retreat was to follow the mountain to the west to evacuate the battlefield, and then take a circuitous route south into the vast mountains between Fushan County and Qixia County. If he wants to take revenge on the Haihan people, he must first leave here alive. Gan Qiang has already lost once, and now he really doesn't have the courage to fight Haihan.
Gao Qiaonan quickly discovered the main enemy force that was retreating in panic from the chaos. The white flag with black characters on the Gan character was too conspicuous in the forest, it was just a clearly visible road sign. Gao Qiaonan's main goal in this battle into the mountains was Gan Qiang. Naturally, he would not let him leave, so he immediately commanded his troops to pursue him one after another.
Gan Qiang led his team and ran for a stick of incense. When he turned around, he saw that his own soldiers were still holding flags, and the enemy troops were chasing after them from a distance visible to the naked eye. He immediately kicked him He walked over and said: "Are you stupid? Throw the flag away quickly! I'm afraid that the Haihan people can't find me!"
Gan Qiang found that the Haihan Army was in hot pursuit, and it was not that any countermeasures were useless. He organized two interceptions on the way, but the result was that they collapsed at the first touch. The bandits with weak fighting will simply did not have the determination to fight their opponents. This kind of Volleys even have limited effect in delaying time. If they weren't familiar with the terrain and escaped quickly enough, Gan Qiang and his men might not even have a chance to escape Cishan.
Two hours later, the bandits finally escaped from Cishan from the southern foot. To the south was a plain terrain of about twenty miles, and then they entered the mountainous area covering hundreds of square kilometers that Gan Qiang was counting on.
It took several days to finally assemble the manpower, but only a hundred people escaped from Cishan with Gan Qiang. In the brief confrontation with the Haihan Army, more than half of the manpower was lost, and some people were on the run. On the way, he collapsed due to lack of physical strength. These manpower are already the few combat forces of the Wanjia Army. Unexpectedly, they have been lost in just one morning. It will take at least several months to recruit another group of manpower - and this will have to be done in Haihan. This is possible only if you don’t get in the way anymore.
Gan Qiang was so angry that he almost vomited blood when he thought that he had been holding back for several years and finally waited for the opportunity to take over the Wanjia Army, but he did not expect that the Haihan people would crush Huang Liang's dream in one fell swoop. Gan Qiang secretly swore in his heart that one day when he came back, he would catch the traitor Gan Sheng and cut him into pieces in public to vent the bad breath in his heart.
However, if he wanted to take revenge on Gan Sheng, he had to get rid of the pursuers behind him first. Gan Qiang originally thought that the Haihan soldiers would be like the last time they fought in Fushan County. After winning, they would pursue a symbolic pursuit for a while and then retreat. However, the situation this time was obviously a little different. They had already left Cishan. The pursuers behind him were still following at a steady pace, only half a mile away. It seemed that they didn't intend to let him go.
Gan Qiang asked himself that he had never had any trouble with Haihan before, and he felt even more angry when he saw his opponent pursuing him so relentlessly. The physical conditions of the bandits under him varied. They almost ran away while losing people. After many of them ran out of physical strength, they fell to the ground while running and could not get up. This in turn caused problems for other accomplices. Greater psychological panic.
Gan Qiang now regrets that he did not arrange some horses outside Cishan. Otherwise, it might be easier to escape by galloping at this time. Now I'm running on my own two legs, but I don't dare to stop and rest. I just feel that my legs are getting heavier and heavier. The weight on my body has been thrown away. If I want to continue to reduce the burden, I can only take off my clothes and pull off my pants.
"Gujia Village is ahead. Let's take shelter in the village first!" Gan Qiang knew that if he continued to escape, he would soon run out of energy like the others. At the moment, he could only choose to hide in a nearby village for a while until his energy recovered. After one o'clock, you can continue your escape.
This Gujia Village used to be a village under the control of Wanjia Army. There were only thirty or forty households in the village. After Gan Qiang and his group rushed into the village, it was inevitable that they would be in a panic again.
"We're entering the village!" Gao Qiaonan quickly caught up here. He didn't rashly direct the soldiers to chase in. He first used a telescope to observe the situation in the village. It was basically certain that this place could not have been set up by Gan Qiang in advance. Another ambush.
"Guard the road in and out of the village, don't let anyone escape!" Gao Qiaonan ordered: "Use the squad as a unit, from north to south, search house by house. No matter life or death, we must catch Gan Qiang!"
There were two platoons following Gao Qiaonan all the way here. The first platoon was on guard outside the village, guarding the southeast, northwest and entrance gates outside the village. The other platoon, led by Gao Qiaonan, entered the village to hunt for bandits. .
(End of chapter)